Park Prep Academy

Our relationship with PPA began in April 2009, when our daughter went there through the summer of 2012 after a recommend from two parents in our building. We loved it. Our daughter was able to read fluently while still there and her social and emotional side was always carefully tended to. Fellow parents have also become friends, and fellow children are still fellow playdates. We had differences on occasion, but they were always resolved in a healthy way, and they always moved on to a blank slate. I’m always amazed how much detail Ms Jocelyn, Ms Justine, and their staff cover on their weekly rituals — they really know what they are doing. It always felt like a school, never a daycare center, and never a business. They helped (I am guessing, they never admitted it), getting our daughter into an excellent local school, and to this day we always consult with them as a good sounding board on matters of education. To conclude, six years later, we now send our 3 year old son there, and it’s the same high quality experience. This is as good as it gets in the Hoboken/​JC area when it comes to preschool — if they were down the hill in Hobo (instead of up the hill), you’d have waiting lists years in advance.

Park Prep is an amazing preschool.
The preschool years are the most important learning time of a child’s/person’s life, and Park Prep is a GREAT school and child care option. Starting at age 2 ½, potty training not necessary.
Choosing a preschool is challenging and we were learning as we go with our first child, but it looked good from what we could find. Two other couples living in our building raved about how great it was and, after we went by for an open house, we were sold. Now into our THIRD year, we are more than happy with everything about it. Our son loves it! 5 stars.
There’s a great care-​giver/​teacher-​student ratio, and the teachers and caregivers are extraordinary. The clean, colorful large open space has varied and defined work stations providing a clearly structured organization, necessary for children. There is a pervasive sense of fun and play.
Daily reading re-​enforces love of the printed word and engages interest in reading in the children. Curiosity and engagement is encouraged with daily shares, with visits to local firehouse and with EMTs and policemen.
The personable directors apply their (Masters, PhD) knowledge, experience and training and make everything work with a highly varied and eclectic mix of children.
Everyone there is unfailingly upbeat, while gentle and nurturing, striking just the right balance of care with expectation of success in the children. Socialization, cognitive skills, emotional development are all addressed.
I can’t say enough good things about Miss Justine, Miss Jocelyn, Miss Elizabeth and their assistants at this child care mecca. I only wish they offered PK-​12^th grade.

The school is OK– It’s a little small and cluttered and way too decorated; it’s like they are trying to compensate for something by over stimulating your kid visually. The teachers seem very attentive, but the Director has some serious social issues. I have heard numerous stories from parents that have had bad experiences dealing with her and some even pulled their child from the school as I did. My child attended there from 2009 – 2010 and I had to pull him from the school without refund as I paid in full at the beginning of the year (my mistake);so that pretty much sums up my families experience with them.